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Saturday, 12 September 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Brain
The brain generates up to 80,000 thoughts a day.
That's over 3,000 thoughts per hour.
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Large Magellanic Cloud
It contains approximately 60 globular clusters, 700 open clusters, and 400 planetary nebulae.
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Enceladus
The average density of Enceladus is 1.61 g/cm3.
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Ganymede
Ganymede orbits Jupiter at a distance of 1.070.400 kilometers. The complete orbit takes 7 days and 3 hours.
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Amber
A trade route between the North Sea, the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, was called an Amber Road.
It was established to transport amber between Northern and Southern Europe.
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Moon
The Moon always faces the Earth with the same side.
This is because our natural satellite is in synchronous rotation with the Earth. A long time ago, th ...
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Earth
The lowest point on our planet is the Mariana Trench.
The depth of the trench located in the Pacific Ocean at its lowest point is 10.924 m below sea level ...
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Amber
It has been used as a gemstone since antiquity.
Once polished, it glistens and resembles a gemstone.
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Amber
The majority of amber in use is between 30 to 90 millions years old.
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Aurora
Australians prefer to use the more accessible term - "southern lights" instead of Aurora Australis.
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17 facts about Titan
17 facts about Titan
The largest of Saturn’s satellites
Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...
18 facts about amber
18 facts about amber
Fossilized tree resin
Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...
16 facts about liver
16 facts about liver
24/7 laboratory
The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...
29 facts about NASA
29 facts about NASA
For the Benefit of All
The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...
16 facts about Aurora
16 facts about Aurora
Northern light that has delighted people for centuries
Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...
19 facts about Brain
19 facts about Brain
Organic supercomputer
The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...
16 facts about Phobos
16 facts about Phobos
The larger of two moons of Mars
We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...
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